The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2K) strengthened the US federal government’s disaster relief capabilities and placed more emphasis on pre-disaster hazard mitigation planning.

The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act was a direct response to the failures of federal response following Hurricane Katrina and was the most significant reform of the Stafford Act to that point in FEMA’s history.

The passage of the Stafford Act in 1988 was a critical moment in the history of America’s nationwide approach to emergency management.